COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fessenden vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Fessenden, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Fessenden is 524% larger than Jamestown. Fessenden earns more, with a median household income $30,337 higher.
FESSENDENJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population43770+524% vs Jamestown
Population density991116+875
Population growth-3.5%-5.6%+2.0 pts
Median age42.162.3−20.2
Male49.9%51.6%−1.7 pts
Female50.1%48.4%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.1%6.5%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%95.2%−1.4 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Median household income$65,962$35,625+$30,337
Per capita income$40,672$46,018−$5,346
Poverty rate21.2%1.6%+19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.392Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%11.3%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%3.2%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation71.6%64.5%+7.1 pts
Median home value$70,900$87,700−$16,800
Median gross rent$547$1,615−$1,068
Owner-occupied77.5%69.7%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%0.0%+21.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%0.0%+47.2 pts
Average commute10.430.8−20.5
Worked from home6.2%0.0%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%22.6%−18.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025